26 Best Italian Restaurants near Peoria Heights

“It was the husband and I’s first time and we were very thankful for our waitress, Melissa. She took the time and went over things with us, and she was very pleasant and helpful to us. All of the food was great… and we will be back with friends!“

“Their pizzas are the best around. I order one every time I’m in town. Every time.“

“I would recommend Michael’s to anyone looking for great Italian food. The food is great and the staff is extremely friendly. The restaurant has a great atmosphere.“

“I no longer even live in Illinois. But I always make it a point to go to a Michael's and get some subs, garlic bread, and some of their amazing cinnamon bread. You just don't find the bread density and sweetness anywhere else. That combined with pretty decent ingredients. Makes for something that I always seek every single time I make my way into Illinois again. Good deals and decent prices also definitely help. Everybody also loves their bucket of spaghetti which always comes out great and is always a good staple whenever we order the family feasts“

“Great atmosphere, great staff, and even better food.“

“We absolutely love this place. The staff is always friendly. The food is always amazing and the drinks are on point.

We always know it’s going to be a good experience.

Thank you for being our “go to” place.“

“I dined with a party of 3 and we were extremely impressed with the service we received from Dallas Brown. Friendly, willingness to adapt dishes to our preferences, efficient and continual checks with all of us are a few of the qualities that describe her service. She definitely makes me want to come back again! Thank you!“

“Nice local joint. The server was excellent, sadly I can't recall her name. I had the specialty, a deluxe gondola sandwich. It was good, but I don't see what all the fuss is about. I got mine toasted which in my opinion made it better. The toasted raviolis were very good as was the marinara sauce that came with.“

“I was very impressed!!! I really enjoyed the privacy curtains. The food was very good cooked perfectly! the service was perfect as well very polite and checked in frequently to be sure everything was good and we had everything we needed. I will be back and recommend to all my friends! If I had 1 complaint I guess I'd say the prices but in reality you get what you pay for all around here. It's worth it to me! I do not recommend this as a restaurant for kids. ☆☆☆☆☆“

“The food is easily a 10 out of 10. The service is exemplary, friendly and personal. I love eating there. The only con is the price of a Caesar salad, on our last visit my wife and I each got a Caesar salad to start our meal and the two salads alone was $25.00, everything else was inline with the service and atmosphere which is the best.“

“Great food. Best service around highly recommend!!!“

“Just moved to the Peoria area and originally from
Chicago suburbs. Out of all the pizza places I’ve tried around here this is the BEST pizza by far! The boneless wings are top tear with a side of their homemade ranch dressing that is absolutely mouth watering! I will definitely be coming back! The gentleman that was working was so sweet too and very personable!“

“Great portions for the price, the half gallon of spaghetti with garlic bread and cinnamon bread was fantastic, I added cheese to the spaghetti, icing for the cinnamon bread and got parmesan on the side, I received everything fast as well and could not be happier“

“Love the da Vinci delight 🍕“

“I am amazed by how well the atmosphere and the food and the drinks in the service are“

“Fast, friendly service and the food was great!“

“Saffron Social is the best restaurant experience that we have had in a while. We drove from the Quad Cities, which is an hour and 15 minutes away. It was well worth the drive! The food (the Halibut was amazing!), the ambience, and the service were EXCELLENT! We highly recommend Saffron Social. We will definitely be returning.“

“Their pizza is good, but it's their pasta sauce for me that puts them over the top. I've had quite a few spaghetti's and baked mostaccioli dishes at other restaurants, but Avanti's by far has the best pasta sauce around making their spaghetti and mostaccioli mmm mmm good. Sad thing, I moved to Kentucky and for 2 years have gone without their spaghetti. Recently I took a trip to Peoria and of course I had to stop off at Avanti's and bought back spaghetti's and of course it didn't last that long lol. I've never had their gondolas, which they're famous for, but I do love their bread. I wish there was an Avanti's here in Kentucky. Thanks for the great food
🍝🍕🥖“

“BEST. CUSTOMER. SERVICE. EVER. My son and I came in today before a Dr. appt. As we were boxing up our pizza I biffed and dropped half of it on the floor. Immediately our waitress came over and said she was going to get a fresh one to go because of my accident!!! Amazing customer service. She definitely didn’t need to that because it was my fault!! Thank you so much!!!!!“

“Ate there today with friends - service was great and friendly and everything was DELICIOUS!“

“Server was friendly and helpful. Salad was a little small.. Food came out fast and hot. Meatballs added were a little disappointing. Were tiny in size was figuring more close to golf ball size. Cost of extra dressing was a tad too high IMO for a paper cup of maybe an ounce and a half of dressing. Overall had a nice meal. Will stick to ordering no extras, not really needed and would rather be better spent on dessert.“

“I definitely recommend the food is great! The staff however is constantly rude. The last 3 times we’ve been there we’ve had terrible experiences with the staff.“

“I may be a full-on Chicago tavern-pizza snob now, but nothing will ever beat the thin crust I grew up on at Monical’s. Still some of the best around and yes, the nuclear red dressing remains undefeated. If you know, you know. 🍕🔥“

“RONNIE!!! Ronnie was my server tonight and he was the absolute best. I recommend coming to Monical’s on Knoxville, if you do ask for Ronnie, he’s the DUDE!“

“We arrived around 6:00 p.m. on a Friday night. There were only 10 people in the restaurant. We were seated and got our drinks right way. We sat for 20 minutes before anyone took our order. We got two different waitresses. The first waitress gave us poor service. The other one at least tried. It took 1 half hours just to get served and paid. I usually leave a decent tip but after this experience I left $2.00. Our food was watery and had poor flavor. We will not be returning which is sad because we usually love the food and always had good service.“